Your account got hacked? Here are some future tips so it won't happen again.

Those topics pop up every few days around here and I don't know if people are so gullible or just ignorant. I'm not trying to attack anyone here but let's face it - if you take good care about your accounts and the security of your PC then they won't be compromised. Either way here's a few tips which will lessen your chances of being hacked:

1. Always set a different password for each account you have on each site (especially for an e-mail account)
2. Make sure your password is very long and has special signs if possible (@&^&##< etc.)
3. Never keep your passwords written down in files on your PC. Always write them down in a notepad (the one on your desk in real life)
4. Install firewalls and anti-virus software so even if you download a trjoan, a keylogger etc. (with or without your knowledge) it will stop you from running it
5. Set "clear my history and temporary files on closing" in your web browser so all login details, cookies etc. will always get erased after you exit your brower
6. Always keep your Windows Update up to date, same with all other software you use (Java, Mozilla etc.) because they can be exploited and used to your disadvantage, that's why updates are released (aside from adding new things they always patch up exploits, holes etc.)
7. I don't think I need to say this but never share your passwords with anyone
8. And obviously never log into your e-mail, Steam account etc. on other computers. People do that very often. It's so easy to lose an account like that. You just use your e-mail on a different PC, let's assume they have a keylogger installed (of their own, to their advantage) and then they have your login and password. And if they have access to your e-mail account then they have access to all your accounts (password reset and so on). I have friends who use their e-mail accounts on other computers and of course some of them got "hacked". It's like asking for it. Especially on CPU's where thousands of people have access to them like in schools, internet cafes and so on.

To some of you they may seem trivial but not everyone has the same knowledge about this kind of stuff. Other might say "why, but this point is irrelevant, I always do that and I'm fine!" - irrelevant. Just because you're fine so far doesn't mean you will be fine forever. Besides, it applies to me as well. I've never been hacked but maybe someday I will. Maybe some day some smart alec hacker guy will outsmart me and my security precautions. But precautions don't cost you anything and they can save you a lot of money you put into your Steam, Origin, Uplay and other accounts. The choice is yours.

Cheers!